Kingdom 104: Misrepresenting the Kingdom Gospel Pt 2

The Kingdom message never changes; because the Kingdom of God remains the same...it is eternal. So then, why do religious leaders feel they have to preach another message, which isn't a gospel at all? They are truly misrepresenting the King by giving preference to their religious worship services and their traditions rather than the Kingdom gospel. Remember, misrepresenting the Kingdom is misrepresenting the King and His culture as well as His government. If you aren't teaching the Kingdom message, you aren't being obedient to His command, as He stated: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you....And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. He never spoke on financial prosperity. Jesus never taught on seeking to become rich. In fact, this is what He said about riches: Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” Having financial wealth is no indication that they are in right standing with the King. There are so many pastors, apostles, prophets and bishops who have accumulated wealth from their members, while their members own basic needs go unmet. That is not God's way.

The Lord Jesus wants you to get an appetite for His Word. We often hear people say they love Jesus, yet they have no hunger for the Word. Jesus was His Word made flesh. If you truly loved Him you would love His Word! Seeking often involves taking the time to consider and ponder in an effort to understand. This is similar to meditation. There are some things that require deep thought analysis before they become comprehensible. It is in that time that the Lord reveals wisdom to those who are obedient to His Word. It is what we sometimes call "revelation knowledge". But remember, revelation knowledge will ALWAYS line up with God's Constitution. If it is contrary to His Word, it is not from the Holy Spirit. Then you become "family". Jesus made this statement in response to a statement concerning His family: But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?” And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.”

We are always to keep His Word in the forefront of our minds. It takes effort to soak in God's Word. King David said, Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You...This is my comfort in my affliction, for Your word has given me life. This is exactly the way I think and feel concerning His Word. When I read and study His Word, I am strengthened and encouraged. It wasn't always that way, but has been a growing process as with any good and lasting relationship.

Never worry concerning your earthly needs. “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." We must take God's Word (His Constitution) and consider it, ponder it, chew on it and digest it (get it inside of us by memorizing it). The more we do so, the more we will comprehend the concept of the Kingdom message. We will become one with Him and His Word. When you follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, (the operative word is follow) you can never misrepresent the Kingdom of God. The Lord's Spirit dwells in you and with you. “If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you."

Finally, to seek the Kingdom means to become preoccupied with the Kingdom. If you are seeking the Kingdom, that means you are hungry for His Word and you are thinking about it all day long. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Jesus said, Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.